Arsenal picked up their first loss of the new Premier League season as they went down 3-1 to Liverpool this past weekend.
The Gunners and Liverpool were the only two sides who were yet to lose a game before this weekend but in the end the North London side went down at Anfield.
Unai Emery’s men started the match with a defensive mindset hoping to hit Liverpool on the counter but in the end goals from Mo Salah and Joel Matip were enough to secure three points for Jurgen Klopp’s men.
But speaking after the game, the Arsenal manager hinted that despite the heavy loss, he was optimistic about his team’s performance during the match.
The manager said(as reported by the club’s official website):
“Really I’m disappointed with the result. It’s the first analysis we can do but after 90 minutes we did different situations with the players, tactically and spiritually.
“I think the team showed in one moment good character and it’s one step ahead we want to do. The result means we’re not happy today, but we can be optimistic for another situation.
“I think we showed character when we were losing 3-0 and not going down.
“We scored one goal but really we were looking forward for chances to score. In the first half, it was the same.
“We did more in transition than other tactical actions, but also in the transition here against Liverpool, we (need to) take chances we made.
“In the second half, the match changed. In the first half, for example, we didn’t do one offensive corner, but in the second half, we took four of five.
“I think this is when the match can change because really the result was good for them and they gave us space to do more possession and to be closer to their box, but I think we made some steps ahead for our next matches. Today we showed something.”
